Watch the above video: Quebec community gathered to remember senior’s home fire victims. Christina Stevens reports.
L’ISLE-VERTE, Que. – Quebec provincial police say 27 people are now confirmed dead in a fire that ripped through a seniors’ home last week.
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Another five people are still listed as officially missing following the early morning blaze at the Residence du Havre in L’Isle-Verte on Jan. 23.
Police gave the update late this afternoon.
The previous numbers were 24 dead and eight missing.
Police made the announcement just a few hours after some 900 people packed into L’Isle-Verte’s Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church to remember the victims.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Gov. Gen. David Johnston and Quebec Premier Pauline Marois were among those who attended the service.
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